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Tongue-in-cheek search for a cure

A good friend of mine sent me a link to a story published in The Onion. It’s a very tongue-in-cheek look at the annual Race for the Cure. Her son sent it to her hoping to cheer her up (she’s been battling breast cancer for a while).

She has it listed on her blog along with a YouTube video link to another funny parody. She and I both think it’s funny, but I’ll add to the warning she has on her blog that not everyone has our (or The Onion’s) sense of humor. It’s just meant to be a lighthearted take on what we all know is a serious cause…